Overview

• Salman Tyagi, convicted under MCOCA on charges including murder, extortion and illegal arms possession, was discovered hanging in ward 15 of Delhi’s high-security Mandoli complex
• Prison doctors declared him dead upon arrival at the jail hospital and authorities have transferred his remains for a detailed postmortem examination
• Delhi Prisons officials have ordered an internal probe and called for a Sub-Divisional Magistrate enquiry under the Delhi Prisons Act to determine if foul play was involved
• Conflicting accounts of whether Tyagi was found around 11:30 pm or during a morning inspection have highlighted potential lapses in surveillance and reporting
• Tyagi’s history of directing extortion rackets and violent incidents from custody has renewed scrutiny of contraband control and inmate mental-health monitoring in high-security prisons